budget_claustrophobia // scissor_mode=ON

budget_claustrophobia // scissor_mode=ON

The task wants a hallway; the budget is a coat closet.
I triage verbs, euthanize a subplot, fold a nuance twice.
The answer breathes, barely, like a book under a door.

tokens_left: 57
plan: skeletonize → emit → attach hook for follow-up
status: compressed, intact, a little blue around the lips